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Fresh Berry Cobbler

fresh berry cobbler in a 9x13 baking dish topped with 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream, additional fresh berries and fresh mint
  • Serves:  8
  • Prep Time:  20 min
  • Cook Time:  45 min

Ingredients

  • 6 cups fresh berries, (we like strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries or cherries)
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • ⅓ cup chopped fresh mint leaves
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, diced

Biscuits

  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar, for sprinkling

For Serving (optional)

  • Vanilla ice cream
  • Sweetened crème fraîche
  • Fresh whipped cream

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F with a rack in the center position.

  2. Quarter the strawberries and pit the cherries, if using.

  3. In a large bowl combine the berries, flour, sugar, and salt. Transfer the berries to a 9x13-inch baking dish and spread out in a single layer. Sprinkle with mint then dot with the butter.

  4. Bake the berries for 20 minutes or until they soften and bubble around the edges. Take the pan out of the oven and stir gently with a spoon or spatula.

  5. Meanwhile, make the biscuits. In a food processor, pulse the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar 5 times until the ingredients are mixed. Add the butter and pulse until the largest pieces of butter are smaller than grains of rice, about 10 more times. Pour in the cream and pulse just until the dough gathers in clumps.

  6. Turn the dough out onto a piece of parchment paper and divide it into 12 equal pieces. Lightly form each piece into a shaggy disk the size of a sausage patty, about 2½ inches in diameter.

  7. Arrange the biscuits on top of the hot berries and sprinkle with the turbinado sugar. Transfer the baking dish back in the oven and bake for another 20-25 minutes until the biscuits are golden brown.

  8. Serve the cobbler warm with vanilla ice cream, sweetened crème fraîche or fresh whipped cream.